Uganda ready to help in Darfur conflict

By Vision Reporter
 
Uganda could play a key role in ending the conflict in Darfur, Prime Minister Amama Mbabazi has said.
 
Mbabazi said the UPDF – now in Central African Republic – would pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels if they meted terror on Darfur, in western Sudan.
 
“If there is any hand that we can give, we shall gladly do so because it is our duty to help,” Mbabazi told a delegation led by head of the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) and the joint chief mediator, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas. They  are in Uganda to consult on how to solve the conflict in Darfur.
 
Mbabazi has said Uganda is ready to help in bringing an end to the conflict in Darfur.
 
Mbabazi said the UPDF – now in Central African Republic – would pursue the Lord’s Resistance Army rebels if they meted terror on Darfur.
 
He said competition for resources, including, gold and oil, were key drivers of the conflict.
On April 19, a peacekeeper was shot dead and two others injured when assailants attacked the UNAMID base in Muhajiriya.
 
“We came to Uganda to seek advice on the way forward,” Chambas said. “I will work tirelessly to accomplish the tasks, including advancing the agenda of peace and stability in Darfur,” he said, adding: “Only an all-inclusive peace can bring a lasting solution to the suffering of millions of men, women and children in this region.”
 
The delegation at Friday’s meeting also included Lt. Gen. Wynjones Kisamba, the UNAMID force commander and his chief of staff, Johnson Aniefiok.